La Mirada, CA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FULLERTON MUNI AP, CA US.

BSh Semi-arid (hot) climate 10a USDA hardiness Zone 10a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

La Mirada has an annual average temperature of 66.2°F with about 11.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 86.7°F), and the coldest is December (average low 45.6°F). February is typically the wettest month (3.02 in) and July the driest (0.02 in).

Pleasant months
5 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
19.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
879
Cooling need
1,311

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

158 of 366 (43.2%) of La Mirada's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1990s
13
2000s
123
2010s
163
2020s
67

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 68.8°F 46.4°F 57.6°F 2.85 in 5
February 69.0°F 48.3°F 58.6°F 3.02 in 7
March 71.0°F 51.5°F 61.2°F 1.74 in 5
April 74.2°F 53.8°F 64.0°F 0.59 in 4
May 75.7°F 58.1°F 66.9°F 0.30 in 2
June 79.0°F 62.6°F 70.8°F 0.08 in 1
July 84.4°F 66.1°F 75.2°F 0.02 in 0
August 86.7°F 66.4°F 76.5°F 0.02 in 0
September 85.4°F 64.6°F 75.0°F 0.14 in 1
October 80.3°F 58.3°F 69.3°F 0.50 in 3
November 74.0°F 50.7°F 62.4°F 0.74 in 5
December 68.1°F 45.6°F 56.9°F 1.86 in 6

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